With 56 events, 440 members, and over 35,000 Slack messages sent, Fall 2020 was AWE’s busiest semester to date. We’re so proud to have expanded AWE despite the online semester and are thankful for everyone that made it possible.
AWE Fall 2020 Recap
Reflections on Senior Experiences
What are current seniors up to? This year’s seniors have been through very unique experiences and will be graduating amidst a peculiar time of a pandemic. I sent out a form to seniors with questions pertaining to various categories like general advice, future plans, reflections on experiences in college, reflections on AWE experiences, and simpler for “fun” questions. I also chatted with seniors directly about similar questions and received a total of 27 responses.
Bon-awe-petit: Taiwanese Tea Eggs
#bon-awe-petit
Join our #bon-awe-petit channel to check out all the food our AWE members have been whipping up during quarantine! Hop in to share some of your favorite creations and learn new recipes from the talented chefs in our club!
Bon-awe-petit: Noodles with Chicken Shreds
#bon-awe-petit
Join our #bon-awe-petit channel to check out all the food our AWE members have been whipping up during quarantine! Hop in to share some of your favorite creations and learn new recipes from the talented chefs in our club!
Letter from Our PresAWEdent
Dear AWE Community,
At the start of the semester in August, I wrote in our newsletter how grateful I was that AWE had been the one unchanged thing I could depend on throughout many months of shelter-in-place. 13 weeks later, I am proud to say that AWE has not only continued all of our events and programs remotely, but we have expanded and delivered countless new events and initiatives.
CS Disciplines and How to Explore Them at Cal
Within computer science, there are so many different disciplines to discover. After taking introductory CS classes, you still may not know which discipline to pursue, or maybe you don’t know how to explore them at Berkeley. But fear not! This guide will give an overview of the different disciplines as well as the related clubs, classes, and research opportunities at Berkeley.
Job Hunting 101: A step-by-step guide to thrive during recruitment
It’s recruiting season! Whether you are looking for an internship, a research position, or a full time role, recruiting can be a stressful and intimidating process. It is totally okay to feel overwhelmed and I hope the resources in this post help you refine your approach to recruitment! Key takeaways are to get started as soon as you can, stay organized, be efficient, and don’t be discouraged by failure.
AWE Summer Spotlight
Enya Xing & Grace Lin
This summer is truly like no other. We throw around phrases like “unprecedented times”, commiserate about how “crazy” life is, but what has that really meant for AWE members? We sent out a form and got back twenty-two responses, detailing how each person has reacted to their unique situations and how they view the future.
Read more >>Day in the Life: Quarantine Edition (Animated)
Times are truly odd in this day and age, as COVID-19 has swept across the world and disrupted the structure and systems that have somewhat kept life in order. Schools have been greatly impacted, as students have quickly packed their bags and returned home to stay safe and indoors, or as most like to call it: quarantined.
Not many eventful things are happening anymore, but I’ve been keeping “busy” to repress my boredom. Here are some things that I’ve been doing in quarantine:
You Need Courage (to Make Food)
“What do you want to eat for dinner?”
Fiona, my roommate for a year, asked me for the third time that evening two weeks ago. I had no clue as always, just like how I was with almost everything in my life.
“I know what you are going to say.” She put a hand up like a stop sign and spoke again before I could respond with my usual answer. “‘Anything’, right?” Then we broke into laughter simultaneously.